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Petition to Abolish Slavery

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1204

  • Staff Only

This petition asks the Tennessee Legislature to pass a law that will free the state's enslaved peoples and their descendants. The petition is signed by 75 residents of Bedford County, Tennessee.

Dates

  • circa 1830

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

This petition asks the Tennessee Legislature to pass a law that will free the state's enslaved peoples and their descendants. The petition is signed by 75 residents of Bedford County, Tennessee.

Biographical/Historical Note

This petition may have been submitted when the Tennessee constitution was rewritten in 1834.

Arrangement

This collection consists of a single folder.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480